FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer Gmbh: CoCr Femoral Head - A modular head component is used in conjunction with a femoral stem component for replacement of the proximal femur in total hip arthroplasty.
- Recall number
- Z-1132-2015
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Gmbh
- Product
- CoCr Femoral Head - A modular head component is used in conjunction with a femoral stem component for replacement of the proximal femur in total hip arthroplasty.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-12-17
- Posted
- 2015-02-20
- Terminated
- 2015-09-23
- Reason
- Potential compromise of the inner sterile tray. If a compromised tray is detected, a delay in surgery may result. If undetected breach in both the inner and outer trays were to occur, and there is contamination present, a periprosthetic infection is possible, which could lead to revision.
- Root cause
- Package design/selection
- Action
- On 12/17/2014, URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notifications were sent to the affected distributors and hospital Risk Managers with instructions for returning the affected product. All distributors were notified via electronic mail, and all hospital Risk Managers and distributors with affected inventory were also notified via courier. The recall notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, consignee responsibilities, and instructions for responding to the formal recall notification. For questions, call the customer call center at 1-800-348-2759.
- Quantity
- 1908
- Distribution
- Domestic: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY International: Canada, Japan
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Item numbers: 01.01012.384; 01.01012.385; 01.01012.386; 01.01012.387; 01.01012.388; 01.01012.444; 01.01012.445; 01.01012.446; 01.01012.447; 01.01012.448 Lot #'s: 2551762, 2542690, 2542691, 2543993, 2544892, 2544893, 2551930, 2551931, 2557054, 2558475, 2559787, 2563363, 2564657, 2568082, 2539887, 2540911, 2544894, 2544895, 2545830, 2545831, 2545832, 2545833, 2547043, 2547807, 2548952, 2551330, 2551860, 2551861, 2554798, 2554799, 2554800, 2558476, 2558477, 2559788, 2561617, 2562662, 2563364, 2563385, 2565407, 2566564, 2567294, 2542692, 2542693, 2544896, 2547044, 2548953, 2551932, 2553210, 2556029, 2559603, 2563386, 2539888, 2540926, 2548954, 2553419, 61487633, 61487634, 61636015, 61495961, 61495962, 61495963, 61562431, 61577697, 61608436, 61562432, 61577709, 61487635, 61562448
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K993259"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LPH
- Firm FEI
- 3005233524
- Firm city
- Winterthur
- Firm state
- not on file
- Firm country
- Switzerland
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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